Great! Do tell us how have YOU exercised your American ingenuity, and what ideas for alternative fuels you are developing?[/QUOTE]

Well, my expertise lies in desiging and building the machinery that makes all the little gadgets that we love so much, like air conditioners and tools and so forth. Don't know much about engines, but if someone can come up with one, I can help with the machines you'll need to make it. But other threads that have explored this same idea have had every idea that anyone put forth pounded into the ground. For instance, I suggested (and no, I don't know how to do it) the possibility of some sort refit to convert existing cars to hydrogen power. Less pollution, etc... That idea was met by howls from the same people who were a few posts before decrying the automobile about how poor the performance would be. One guy even elaborated at length on how his Corvette would only manage a small percentage of the horsepower it has on gasoline. They went on at length about how hydrogen consumes more engery to make than it provides, etc etc etc. Same for alcohol. My point in that thread was that it ain't gonna matter what the performance is when the supply runs out. But any suggestion beyond moving to Metropolis, living on the 300th floor and riding a bike to work is met with a hundred reasons why it won't work before it even gets tried.

And lest ye forget, gasoline for cars is not the only use for oil. The trucks, planes, trains, and busses that carry all the stuff we make and us all run on some sort of petroleum product. A lot of the folks in your neck of the woods use oil to heat thier houses and apartments. What are you going to do when the oil is gone? This problem is not just about cars, it's about everything. even the machines that I build would grind to a halt with out it. Sure, we can stretch it out for a while, but the supply of crude is finite, and when its gone, it's gone.